Cataloger's Reference Shelf
MARC 21 Format for Classification Data
Cataloger's Reference Shelf
MARC 21 Format for Classification Data
008/12 Synthesized number indication (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element)
Character position definition and scope:
A one-character alphabetic code indicates whether the classification number or span in field 153 (Classification Number) has been derived by the application of add or divide like instructions (including additions from a table) to a classification number or span in the schedules or tables in the classification scheme identified in field 084 (Classification Scheme and Edition). A record containing code c (Index term record) in 008/06 (Kind of record) contains code n in this character position.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
Code: |
Description: |
a |
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b |
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n |
Related MARC field or document:
765 Synthesized Number Components
For information on other 008 character positions, see:
008 Fixed-Length Data Elements
See also:
